When you first enter her home, it is very clear to see that Mrs. Patricia Fort has not only a welcoming presence but also has made her home a haven for students of her husband Dr. Robert Fort, Stetson’s choral director between 1965 and 1994. Mrs. Fort, pictured below in her home, fondly remembers hosting […]
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Legendary Stetson men’s basketball coach Glenn Wilkes was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The National Association of Basketball Coaches elected Wilkes last April. Joining Wilkes in the Class of 2014 are Grant Hill, Darrell Griffith, Shaquille O’Neal, Zelmo Beaty, Dale Brown, Gary Williams, and Howard […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is one of the top masters universities in Central Florida for international students as well as students studying abroad, according to the Institute for International Education’s (IIE) 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Stetson University has seen a 65 percent increase in international student enrollment since 2011, and currently has 157 students […]
Continue ReadingWith support from Enzian Theater, DeLand’s Fall Festival comes to campus with an outdoor screening of Under African Skies, on the Stetson Green, adjacent to the Carlton Union Building, 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22. Watch the YouTube trailer posted on the IMDB site. This 2012 documentary traces the making of Paul Simon’s 1986 album “Graceland,” which […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has a new high-tech way to get its stories out to the world. For the first time ever, with a trailer decked out with high-tech equipment, Stetson University will be able to broadcast events live. As a result, Stetson Athletics has partnered with the Atlantic Sun Conference and ESPN3 to broadcast every men […]
Continue ReadingStetson opens its 102nd season of men’s basketball, 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14, when the Hatters host Edward Waters at Edmunds Center. Head coach Corey Williams begins his second season with the Hatters looking to improve upon a 7-24 record of a year ago. The Hatters, who feature an NCAA-high seven scholarship true freshmen, return […]
Continue ReadingFormer Stetson Hatter Corey Kluber capped his great season as a member of the Cleveland Indians by being selected as the American League Cy Young Award winner. The award was announced live on the MLB Network on Wednesday night. Kluber, who played for the Hatters from 2005-07, completed his first full season in the big […]
Continue ReadingBorders aren’t what they used to be. What they are, and what challenges they present for the United States and the international order, will be the subject of an International Symposium, “Borders vs. Globalization,” to be held at Stetson University on Monday, Nov. 17. This symposium is organized by Stetson University’s Political Science Department in conjunction with […]
Continue ReadingThroughout International Education Week, Stetson University will host a troupe of Tibetan Buddhist Monks from Gaden Shartse Dokhang Monastery in South India as part of their 2014 Compassion Tour. This event is co-sponsored by the Stetson University College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Music, the Departments of Communication and Media Studies, Counselor Education, […]
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – If there is a trait shared by candidates on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List, it’s playing with a relentless motor.Which is how the award’s namesake played during his Hall of Fame career.On Tuesday, four more players were nominated for the Buchanan Award which honors the outstanding defensive player in the FCS. […]
Continue ReadingFormer Stetson Hatter, and Volusia County native, Jacob deGrom capped a stellar first season with the New York Mets by earning NL Rookie of the Year honors. deGrom, who played at Stetson from 2008-10, finished his rookie season in New York with a 9-6 record and a 2.69 ERA in 140.1 innings of work. He […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Ross Morison was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic team for men’s soccer, the league office announced on Monday. Chosen by the A-Sun’s Sports Information Directors and media relations personnel, the all-academic team consists of 11 student-athletes representing all eight league members. Players are chosen based on both athletic and academic achievements. To […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law students Alyssa Cory (pictured right), Ryan Hedstrom (pictured left) and Ashley Panaggio (center), swept the regional round of the New York City Bar’s 65th Annual National Moot Court Competition on Nov. 8 in Gainesville, Fla. Stetson’s team not only won the regional, but the team also won the best brief […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson volleyball team celebrated Senior Day with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-18) victory over USC Upstate Sunday afternoon at the Edmunds Center. Madison Akins posted 10 kills without committing an error as the Hatters (16-10, 7-5 Atlantic Sun) completed a season sweep over the Spartans (10-18, 1-11). Stetson finished the 2014 home schedule with […]
Continue ReadingIt was a short pass on second and eight in the final seconds of the third quarter, but by the time Stetson’s Kegan Moore was hauled down from behind 78 yards later, it changed the entire complexion of the day for the homestanding Hatters. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Cole Mazza crashed […]
Continue ReadingAllan J. Hall, pictured, is a retired attorney, professor and Holocaust survivor. On Monday evening, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., in the Stetson Room, in the Carlton Union Building, Hall will recount his family’s remarkable struggle to survive. His family walked from Cracow, Poland to Lvov, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine) to escape the German occupation in […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law was honored with a Diversity Outreach Champion Award during the Honors and Appreciation Luncheon at the 10th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 24. Stetson was honored as a Diversity Outreach Champion for its “sustained commitment to reaching out to Black prospective applicants […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is excited to announce that The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia is the winner of the 2014 Greenfeather Grant – a $10,000 grant given to a local non-profit organization as part of Stetson’s annual Homecoming traditions. Twenty-one local non-profit organizations submitted proposals for the Greenfeather Grant, ranging from projects that improve youth literacy and education, […]
Continue ReadingResearch on violent video games, mid-term elections lead news Dr. Chris Ferguson’s research that analyzes the effects that violent video games have on human behavior captured more national attention in major media markets this week. Also, several issues surrounding this year’s mid-term elections were discussed by Stetson faculty experts in many news outlets across the […]
Continue ReadingLauren Hill, Stetson Outstanding Young Alumna in 2013, with sponsorship by Stetson’s Department of Environmental Science and Gender Studies Program, will host a free screening of her film Beyond the Surface on Thursday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. in the duPont-Ball Library, room 25L. The Library is located at 134 E. Minnesota Ave., on Stetson’s DeLand […]
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